I wish you enough
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I wish you enough - They say it takes a minute to find a special person, an hour to appreciate them, a day to love them; but then an entire life to forget them.
Author: Bob Perks
Recently I overheard a mother and daughter in their last moments together at the airport. They had announced the departure.
Standing near the security gate, they hugged and the mother said, 'I love you, and I wish you enough.'
The daughter replied, 'Mum, our life together has been more than enough. Your love is all I ever needed. I wish you enough, too, Mum.'
They kissed and the daughter left. The mother walked over to the window where I was seated. Standing there I could see she wanted and needed to cry.
I tried not to intrude on her privacy, but she welcomed me in by asking, 'Did you ever say goodbye to someone knowing it would be forever?'
'Yes, I have,' I replied. 'Forgive me for asking, but why is this a forever goodbye?'.
'I am old, and she lives so far away. I have challenges ahead and the reality is - the next trip back will be for my funeral,' she said.
'When you were saying goodbye, I heard you say, 'I wish you enough.' May I ask what that means?'
She began to smile. 'That's a wish that has been handed down from other generations. My parents used to say it to everyone.'
She paused a moment and looked up as if trying to remember it in detail, and she smiled even more. 'When we said that, we were wanting the other person to have a life filled with just enough good things to sustain them.'
Then turning toward me, she shared the following as if she were reciting it from memory.
I Wish You Enough
- Sun to keep your attitude bright no matter how grey the day may appear.
- Rain to appreciate the sun even more.
- Happiness to keep your spirit alive and everlasting.
- Pain so that even the smallest of joys in life may appear bigger.
- Gain to satisfy your wanting.
- Loss to appreciate all that you possess.
- Hellos to get you through the final goodbye.
She then began to cry and walked away. They say it takes a minute to find a special person, an hour to appreciate them, a day to love them; but then an entire life to forget them.
I Wish You Enough: Embracing Life's Most Valuable Moments...One Wish at a Time (Hardcover)
by Bob Perks
When having more leaves you empty, you'll discover true happiness lies in enough! I Wish You Enough encompasses 8 values needed for true contentment and happiness, and transforms them into 8 wishes-or sentiments-for the reader.
Through short, inspirational stories about everyday people, author Bob Perks reopens our eyes and hearts to the abundance all around that we so often take for granted.
Review
Bob Perks as long been my favorite writer and I throughly enjoyed
his book. It is uplifting, inspiring and encouraging. I plan
to purchase more to give as gifts. I highly recommend this
wonderful book to others. -- Mary A. Ginder
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